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package org.apache.mnemonic;

/**
 * an interface to reclaim its memory resource.
 * 
 */
public interface Reclaim<MRES> {

  /**
   * reclaim specified resources.
   * 
   * @param mres
   *          a resource to be reclaimed
   * 
   * @param size
   *          the size of resource, it will be set as null if unknown
   * 
   * @return <tt>true</tt> if this resource has been reclaimed by this callback.
   *         <tt>false</tt> if this resource needs to be claimed by default
   *         reclaimer
   */
  boolean reclaim(MRES mres, Long size);
}
